The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-05-06
sontn Jersey Nores.

a maearoni factory i about TO be established
nj Yineland.
Miss Hannah J.. Haines has been appointed
postmaster at Miekleton.
Contracts have been given ont for twenty
five new houses ut Elmer.
The Woodbury. night school has been closed
Oh account of irregular attendance.
\ Barnsboro man shota bald eagle near there
that measured five feet two inches from lip
TO tip.
The s'I's" of Woodbury. hadithe good fortune
to clear over slto by their "Cazy Tea last
week
Tho new Gloucester county Board Of Free
holders viii meet for organization on Nctines
day OF next week.
Benjamin Gould, young man OF Iiridgeton,
WIS killed at that place last week by a sand
bank filling upon him.
The new bank at Woodbury. has organized
by electing Joseph I. Reeves President, ana
William :. Conner Vice President.
The trustees of the Yineland public schools
have decided 10 dispense with the services Of
Professor Yoik Is superintendent of the
Schools.
Jonas Miller, well-known lawyer of Cam
den, and Prosecutor of Cape May county, has
now been missing nearly two months, and his
friends have begun an active search for him.
run its extension into Brfdgeton at present.
1t VIII not aeeede TO the demand of City Coun.
ell to erect safety gates ana cuIyerts where re-
quired
The officers of the new Farmers and Nj eehan-
les National Bank at Woodbury. have purehas
ed the store and dwellings ofex-sherif knizcll,
on Broad street, adjoining the county build
ings, for the new bank site.
Dr. Eiliston Bateman died at his homo in
CedaryiIle saturday of consumption. He was
the son of the late Or. Robert Rateman and 4
member Of The Cumberland county Medical
Society. lie was aboat 30 years old.
The Cape May Grand Jury has returned
fourteen indictments, which number is AN
precedented in the county. John J. Ratty
John r Stewart, Jr., ohm Shields and Adam
soper were indicted for Illegal liquor selling
John Fallon, who for many years had been
employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany a. Waterman ut the Bridge street
Depot, Camden, was found dead in the station
yard sunday morning. lie probably died OF
heart disease.
state Analyzer Shipper Wallace has sab
mitted his report OF tests of samples OF coal
oil procured at Camden groceries. But one
came up to the legal standard of leo degrees.
The Board of Health viii take action upon the
report mt the next meeting.
}. Warren Miller, grocer. of Bridgefon, was
before Justice Riley last week charged with
selling olcomargarinc. He was fined sl01, but
his counsel gave notice of appeal. The case OF
Cawman & sons, of Newport, was postponed
until next Monday, owing TO tho Illness
of the senior member of the firm.
The Cape May Ocean Pier Company has in
vitcd proposals from the Phoenix Bridge Com
..1... 1f.g
the pier, 10 be done in time for this summers
business. In the event of the Improvement
being made the City Council will exempt the
structure from municipal taxes.
\ committee of IIaddonheld citizens have en-
gagged counsel to oppose the relieensing of
Rates Hotel. on the outskirts of that Town.
An investigation found that the license for
the place does not expire until october. Ape
| fition signed by over 800 citizens has been
prepared protesting against license.
The congregation of the Centenary Metha-
dist Church. Of Camden, have decided to erect
a new eaifice at cost Of $4,000. The present
structure on Fifth street will be remodeied for
sunday school purposes, and the new church
viii be built to front on Cooper street When
pledges for $4,000 shall have been secured the
work viii begin
Proceedings rave been commenced against
several parties in Bridgetou, who are said In
be selling without license. and Mrs. Obcido-
bel and Mrs LealSe have been held to answer
at Court. There are nov no licensed houses in
that city AVID 4 number OF club houses are said
10 exist, where. it is alleged. members can get
what they want 10 drink.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure WAS % Monday night
served with two wriis by sheriff smith. pf
Camden, from the supreme Court, in tho suit
Of Robert Bates, for alleged libel OF his saloon
at Batesville, just out Of IIaddonfieid. The
plaintiff asks for s2e,es0 danages-siase0e from
/ 4. h Mcclure, editor Of the IFH,es, and Slost@p
from the Tffses Publishing Company
Much excitement was caused in Glsssbero
last week by the disappearance Of ,. y. Yves
| ley and C. A. Gibbs, of the shoe nrtnufeetur-
| ing iirEn OF Gibbs Il Wesley. Gibbs il appears
before leaving drew ali of the firms money
! from the FIRST National Bank OF Camden.
wesley went or, ii has since been discovered.
with Clara Harris, of Camden, and Gibbs with
| a Lzzie Lark. Of Philadelphia. Goth OF these
| girls worked in the shoe factory. wesley and
Gibbs are married men and leave families be-
hind them.